August 23, 2026
Ricky Gervais open to assisted dying but only under strict circumstances
Ricky Gervais would consider going to assisted dying clinic Dignitas but only in certain circumstances. The 65-year-old comedian, who has voiced his support for the UK’s Assisted Dying Bill, has opened up about whether or not he’d consider going to the Swiss clinic to end his life on his own terms if his health declined […]
August 22, 2026
Veronica AI Assessment Launches at Exit London Workshop
Never before has AI been used to help assess a person’s mental capacity in the context of end of life decision-making. Launching at Exit’s 2026 London Workshop will be the new AI Mental Capacity Assessment protocol known as ‘Veronica‘. Veronica – Verification of Cognitive Ability The VeronicaTest.AI website is now live. The Veronica protocol is […]
August 16, 2026
Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill
James Gregory reports for the BBC Disabled and terminally ill campaigners have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to reform social and palliative care before assisted dying legislation is introduced in England and Wales. The Assist Us To Live group says people are currently being “failed by society” and “introducing assisted dying in […]
August 5, 2026
History & Politics of Australia’s Telehealth Ban
At the current time in Australia there is much discussion and soul-searching about the ban on ‘Telehealth’ when it comes to voluntary assisted dying. What is omitted from the debate (that concerns whether or not to overturn the ban) is the history of how this ban came into being, long before the terms ‘telehealth’ and […]
July 26, 2026
NT to Introduce new Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
Update The ‘Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill’ will be voted upon in the NT Parliament on 27 August 2026. It is expected to pass. The Northern Territory government says it will introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation to parliament this year, nearly three decades after the Commonwealth vetoed the NT’s world-first euthanasia legislation in […]
July 24, 2026
Bernhard Sutter of Exit Switzerland has died while climbing Mt Fuji
Exit International is saddened by the unexpected death of Bernhard Sutter of Exit Switzerland. Exit International director Dr Philip Nitschke had known Bernhard for more than 15 years. Bernhard Sutter was instrumental in launching the German edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook back in 2011. Titled Die Friedliche Pille, the German edition continues to be […]
July 11, 2026
Assisted Dying Becomes Law in Jersey UK
A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives in Jersey has been granted Royal Assent, meaning the island’s government can bring it into force. The government said this was a “critical step” in making sure the assisted dying service could begin on schedule later next year, after […]
July 5, 2026
Swiss Court Rules No Legal Privilege in Sarco Case
This week, the Swiss Federal Court ruled that a lawyer and his employee, at a prominent Zurich law firm, who was retained by Exit for legal advice with regard to the first use of the Sarco in the canton Schaffhausen in September 2024, are co-accused in the matter and, as such, professional lawyer-client privilege does […]
